English 1b3 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Grammar: Articles
1a I will treat this with the utmost importance.
1b I will treat this with utmost importance.
2a I can say, with the utmost certainty, that my understanding of grammar is woeful.
2b I can say, with utmost certainty, that my understanding of grammar is woeful.
3a You are of a great help.
3b You are of great help.
Which are correct and why please?
Thanks a lot.
1b I will treat this with utmost importance.
2a I can say, with the utmost certainty, that my understanding of grammar is woeful.
2b I can say, with utmost certainty, that my understanding of grammar is woeful.
3a You are of a great help.
3b You are of great help.
Which are correct and why please?
Thanks a lot.
Top answer
Only 3a is wrong. The form takes the uncountable only: to be of great help/importance/etc.
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Only 3a is wrong. The form takes the uncountable only: to be of great help/importance/etc.
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Thanks.
Why can the first two sentence versions work with or without the article?
Why can the first two sentence versions work with or without the article?
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